Pressing buck



April 11, 1950 H. D. FORSE 2,504,014

PRESSING BUCK Original Filed Oct. 3, 1940 INVENTOR. Maw/er .D. [TOE-5E.

Patented Apr. 11, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PRESSING BUCK Harry D. Forse, Anderson, Ind.

Claims.

This invention relates more particularly to apparatus for pressing or ironing certain portions of a shirt or similar type of garment.

The chief object of this invention is directed to the lay of the garment and retention of that portion thereof which is to be pressed or ironed.

The chief feature of this invention resides in the method of retaining the garments, protecting same and the garment anchoring portions.

A further feature of the invention is in the quick detachable cuff and gusset clamp associatedwith'the cuff and gusset inflatable bag buck.

Another feature of the invention is the use of auxiliary cuff pressing bucks for the pressing of the so-called French or double cuffs and for very small cuffs and gussets that do not permit finishing on the tubular bucks.

Other objects and features will be set forth more fully hereinafter. Herein for simplicity the head portions of the press shown in Patent No. 2,343,289, dated March 7, 1944, of which Application No. 499,570, filed August 21, 1943, now abandoned, was a division, and the present application-is a division of the aforesaid application, have intentionally been omitted. The several bucks herein disclosed, it is to be understood, cooperate with the heads shown in the said patent, all as fully disclosed in said patent.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a conventional cuff applied to" the cuff buck and a clip anchorage therebetween.

Fig. 2, is a transverse sectional view of a mod ified form 'of' conventional cuff clip type anchorage and the associated portion of the cuff buck.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of a cuff buck protector arrangement and, for simplicity, the cuff anchoring means shown in Figs. 1 or 2 have intentionally been omitted.

In Fig. 1 a conical-like tapered cuff-buck F has applied thereto the cuff M with gusset N of a shirt sleeve 0. Encircling the tube 96 at the small end of the buck is a spring wire or loop 300 for mounting purposes. If desired, tube 96 may supply a pressure medium to the buck F whereby same may be expanded into pressing engagement with a tubular head, conically tapered internally as more fully illustrated in said patent. 'Ihus buck F might be termed an air bag.

The extension 30! includes a lateral portion 302 terminating in an L-shaped free end 303-304,

the latter having engagement with the connection of button P of the cuff for holding this end of the cuff to the buck and preventing dropping of the cuff therefrom since Fig. 1 hereof is a view of the buck looking at the same approximately from the side. The aforesaid, therefore, indicates that the end of the cuff having buttonhole Q lies uppermost so no retention is desired therefor. This cuff retaining clip may be readily manipulated and only leaves a line impression in the cuff which line is subsequently concealed when the pressed cuff is buttoned.

In Fig. 1 the air bag is shown provided with a sealed-in socket 3H] and same is positioned approximately in alignment with the junction of the cuff M with the sleeve. Referring to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the sealed-in metallic socket 310 yieldingly receives the midportion 3H of a resilient flexible clip having oppositely directed wing portions 312 terminating in curved ends 313. This clip may be forcibly and readily applied to and detached from the socket 3|0. This clip can be swivelled in its socket or the free ends can be elevated and lowered as desired or required to apply the cuff to the buck and retain the cuff thereon for pressing purposes and cuff removal after pressing respectively.

In Fig. 3, there is illustrated an additional element which has been found highly desirable, although not absolutely necessary and the desirability thereof is predicated upon the fact that the cuffs .are starched previous to ironing. Inasmuch as the cuff buck F usually includes an expansible fabric cover I68 the pores thereof may become clogged with starch accumulation so as to gradually reduce and finally prevent proper expansion when low pressure is applied to the expansible or inflatable element for pressing purposes, the present invention, therefore, contemplates providing an intermediate cover which is somewhat elastic, yet which will have direct contact with the starched areas, and thus prevent starch clogging of the cover fabric I68 so that the latter will function properly together with the inflatable portion for inflation and deflation.

Herein, the cuff buck F supported by the pipe 96 and covered by the fabric I68 is retained by the nut 110. A housing 603, apertured at 604, is mounted on conduit 96. Encircling conduit 96 is the element, to-wit: the plate that retains the fabric and inflatable portion upon the rigid body of the buck at the right hand end thereof. Encircling this element, in much the same manner resilient wire arms 602.

as the clip 30!! shown in Fig. 1 encircles such an anchorage, is the clip 600 herein, and two upwardly extending ends 601 project upwardly and outwardly through the opening 604 and thence are directed angularly of such extending portions as indicated at 602 in substantial parallel relation. This is a flexible wire element. An expansible fabric sleeve-like member 605 is seamed at two adjacent ends, forming hems 606 of loop character into which extend the free ends of the This fabric, as before stated, is of semi-elastic type in that it will expand and contract when the buck is expanded and contracted. Furthermore, the anchorage is of such character that the two arms 602 of the wire be readily slipped from the wires 602 and a clean fabric or sleeve-like member replace the starch accumulated member.

Various other cufl buck protectors of quick detachable and replaceable character may be utilized in lieu of the foregoing. However, in this form illustrated in Fig. 3 same is arranged to expose the socket 310 as illustrated so that the clip shown in Fig. 2 may be used upon such protected cuff buck for cuff retention.

As previously stated, the primary purpose of this cuff buck protector is to insure the proper pressure application for pressing purposes and the cufl' protector prevents clogging of the pores of the fabric I58 with starch, thereby insuring that the cuff buck will expand and contract, as previously described.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in great detail in the foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character.

The several modifications described herein, as Well as others which will readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, are all considered to be within the broad scope of the invention. reference being had to the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. In a pressing machine a laterally expansible, elongated, sleeve cuff pressing buck, a coaxial buck support connected to one end of the elongated buck, said buck support being tubular for pressure fluid supply to the buck for expansion thereof and release of pressure fluid from said buck and deflation thereof, said buck having its opposite end free for sleeve reception, and cuff retaining means supportable by the supported end of the buck and cooperating with that buck end for cull retention when the cufi is disposed in laid position upon the buck.

2. A pressing machine as defined by claim 1 wherein said cuff retaining means includes an anchorage in the buck, and a flexible clip detachably associated with the anchorage and having a cufi' engageable portion lapping and conforming to the sectional contour of the buck.

3. A pressing machine as defined by claim 1 wherein said cuff retaining means includes an anchorage in the buck, and a flexible clip detachably associated with the anchorage and having a pair of oppositely directed cuff engageable portions lapping and conforming to the sectional contour of the buck, and a mid-portion swivelly mounted at the anchorage.

4. A pressing machine as defined by claim 1 wherein said cull retaining means includes an anchorage in the buck, and a flexible clip detachably associated with the anchorage and having a cufi engageable portion lapping and conforming to the sectional contour of the buck, and a cover for the buck and protecting same against starch accumulation. said cover exposing the buck where the cuff ends are spaced apart and arranged to expose said cuff retaining means for cuff retention.

5. A pressing machine as defined by claim 1 wherein said cuif retaining means includes an anchorage in the buck, and a flexible clip detachably associated with the anchorage and having a cull? engageable portion lapping and conforming to the sectional contour of the buck, and a cover for the buck and protecting same against starch accumulation, said cover exposing the buck where the cuff ends are spaced apart and arranged to expose said cuff retaining means for cuff retention, and means detachably mounting the cover upon the buck, said cover having substantially parallel and spaced looped ends, and said last mentioned means comprising a pair of loop seated flexible members normally constrained towards each other and an intermediate buck mounted portion.

HARRY D. FORSE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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